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  "source": "Fashion Week Venues",
  "title": "Hair and Beauty Salon Available for Sublease in Pasadena",
  "description": "This established hair and beauty salon in Pasadena is now available for sublease to professionals. The space features two hair salon chairs for $400 per week, which includes storefront fees and all essential amenities such as utilities, a shampoo station, and blow-dryers. Additionally, there is a nail station available for $100 per week, as well as a massage room with a private entry, priced at $1,000 per month. Customizable amenities such as lighting, televisions, or waiting room features can be added based on the specific needs of the sublessee. The salon is equipped with essential facilities to support your business operations.",
  "tldr": "A 63 sqm (675 sq ft) working hair and beauty salon available for short-term rental in East Pasadena, Los Angeles County, set on the basement level of a mall building with mirrored stations, a shampoo bay and a separate treatment room with private entry. The fit-out is move-in ready, giving beauty brands a functioning service environment rather than an empty shell. Best For Beauty brand activations with live styling or treatment services, temporary retail and pop-up shop takeovers of the storefront and counters, press days and product launches for haircare and skincare lines, small workshops and masterclasses for up to around 25 guests, and content studio or brand shoot bookings using the salon chairs as a set. Chair-by-chair hire is also available for stylist residencies. Standout Features Two plumbed hair stations with shampoo bay and blow-dryers included in the rental, a nail station that can be hired separately, and a massage and treatment room with its own private entry for one-to-one appointments or buyer previews. Fitting rooms, garment racks, counters and a stock room support temporary retail, while adjustable lighting, sound and video equipment, a kitchen for catering setup, air conditioning, a security system, elevator access and on-site parking are all included; waiting room layout, screens and lighting can be reconfigured to brief. Location East Pasadena near the Lake Avenue and Colorado Boulevard corridor, roughly 12 minutes walk to Lake Station on the Metro A Line and under 5 minutes to Colorado Boulevard bus stops, with on-site parking for crew vehicles and deliveries. The immediate street is a mixed retail run with Ralphs, Michaels and Office Depot within 350 m plus cafes and restaurants, so load-in is straightforward and guests arriving have parking and food options at the door. Availability Minimum rental is 7 days with terms up to 336 days, at a day rate of approximately USD 68.56, and chair or room only options are priced separately on request. Book 4 to 6 weeks ahead for Los Angeles, and earlier for the awards season and Rose Parade windows in January when Pasadena spaces at this address typically book out first. How to Book Send a brief with dates and format and Fashion Week Venues will reply within 24h with confirmed availability and a costed proposal, with no charge until confirmed. Permit paperwork, staffing and fit-out coordination are handled by our team; request availability now to hold your dates.",
  "neighbourhoodMood": "Independent stylists, small beauty labels, wellness practitioners and Los Angeles content teams are the working population of this stretch of East Pasadena, and they operate at a scale that suits service-led brand work rather than spectacle. Within a few hundred metres of this address you have Aria Nail Lounge, Cecy's Beauty Salon, Castle Nails, DJ Nails and Lak The Nail Art, plus Cheveux Hair Boutique and The Salt Studio further east toward Hill Avenue, which tells you the beauty trade here is dense, established and client-referral driven. Around it sits a practical creative supply chain: Blue Rooster Art Supplies and Book Alley on the eastern end of Colorado Boulevard, Nova Picture Framing near the Academy Cinemas, Modernism Furniture for prop and set sourcing, and Print X-press for last-minute collateral. Photographers and small production crews use this corridor because parking is real and load-in is uncomplicated, which is not something you can say about most of central LA. In our experience placing brands in this neighbourhood, the tenant mix rewards anyone bringing a genuine service or treatment component rather than a pure display concept, and it pairs well with focused concept and direction before build begins. Brands pick East Pasadena over Melrose, Abbot Kinney, the Arts District or West Hollywood mainly because the cost per square metre is a fraction of those zones and the audience is a real, returning local customer base rather than a rotating influencer crowd. A comparable turnkey salon or treatment space on Melrose Avenue or in Silver Lake would sit at several multiples of the daily rate here, and you would still be fighting for attention against a dozen concurrent activations. The honest tradeoff is reach: this address will not generate the organic industry footfall that a Fairfax or Downtown location produces, and press will need a reason to make the drive from the Westside, which realistically means 40 to 60 minutes in afternoon traffic. What you gain is control. Metro A Line at Lake Station puts you 20 minutes from Union Station and connected to Downtown, and on-site parking means talent, crew and buyers arrive without the logistics friction that kills schedules elsewhere. For invite-only press days, stylist residencies, treatment previews and multi-week temporary retail where budget efficiency matters more than street theatre, this is a rational choice, and worth modelling against other spaces in New York or LA alternatives before committing. Arriving here feels workmanlike rather than ceremonial, and that is the correct expectation to set with any client or press guest. The block runs on a commercial and light-industrial rhythm, with J&G Automotive next door, Ralphs and Pep Boys within a short walk, and a steady daytime flow of residents doing errands rather than browsing. Mornings are quiet and ideal for shoots and back-to-back appointments; the mid-afternoon and early evening bring the Colorado Boulevard restaurant and cafe traffic, with Dash Coffee Bar, Euro Pane and Settebello all inside a five minute walk for hosting overflow. The space itself sits at basement level, so signage visibility from the street is limited and guests will need clear wayfinding and a host at the door. What we consistently hear from brand teams who activate here is that the private-entry treatment room and the enclosed feel are an asset for one-to-one buyer appointments and confidential previews. Be clear on the limitation: this is not a location for high-volume tourist retail, spontaneous walk-in traffic or brands whose entire case rests on street-facing visibility. Those briefs belong closer to Old Pasadena or the Westside, and our venue sourcing team will say so directly.",
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Is this space available for pop-up shops?",
      "answer": "Yes, this 63 sqm salon in East Pasadena is available for pop-up shops and temporary retail, and the existing fit-out gives you a working service environment rather than an empty unit. The storefront position, counters, fitting rooms and garment rack mean you can sell product from day one while still offering live styling or treatments at the two hair stations. Beauty and haircare brands running this format in Pasadena typically use the front of house for retail and the shampoo bay for demonstrations, which lifts dwell time considerably. There is a stock room behind the service floor so you are not storing cartons in view of customers. Minimum term is 7 days, and longer takeovers of up to 336 days can be structured if you want a season-long presence."
    },
    {
      "question": "What does Fashion Week Venues handle on my behalf for this booking?",
      "answer": "We handle the full path from brief to open door at this address, with concierge included as standard. That covers negotiating the sublease terms with the salon operator, confirming which chairs, the nail station or the treatment room you need, City of Pasadena permit paperwork and temporary signage sign off, fit-out and install scheduling around the basement elevator, plus retail staffing, point of sale setup and post activation reporting. Because this is a live salon operating at roughly 65 percent occupancy, we also agree the operating hours and shared use protocol in writing before you commit. You get one contact for the whole booking rather than chasing the operator, a builder and a permit expediter separately. You can read how our process works"
    },
    {
      "question": "How much does it cost to rent this Pasadena salon?",
      "answer": "The indicative day rate is around USD 68.56, which works out to roughly USD 480 per week for the base configuration. Component pricing is transparent at this address, with two hair salon chairs at USD 400 per week inclusive of storefront fees, utilities, the shampoo station and blow-dryers, a nail station at USD 100 per week, and the massage room with private entry at USD 1,000 per month. Anything additional such as extra lighting, screens or a reworked waiting room is quoted on top once we have your brief. For a full picture including staffing, install and stock handling, run your numbers through the budget calculator"
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the minimum rental period?",
      "answer": "The minimum is 7 days, so this is a short-term rental rather than a single day hire. Terms run up to 336 days, which suits brands testing a Los Angeles County service concept over several months before committing to a lease. In our experience handling bookings at addresses like this in greater LA, a 2 to 4 week run gives you enough time to build local awareness among Lake Avenue and Colorado Boulevard regulars, while a 7 day run works better as a press and launch moment. Weekly increments keep the commercial structure simple, and the operator is comfortable with rolling extensions if your activation performs."
    },
    {
      "question": "How big is the space and how is it laid out?",
      "answer": "The salon is 63 sqm, or 675 sq ft, on the basement level of a mall building in East Pasadena. The layout runs from a storefront and waiting area into a service floor with two mirrored hair stations, a plumbed shampoo bay, a nail station and a separate massage and treatment room that has its own private entry. Behind that you have a stock room, counters and fitting rooms, which is why the space carries temporary retail as easily as it carries services. For seated workshops and small brand presentations you should plan for around 20 to 25 guests once furniture is reconfigured. It is move-in ready, so you are dressing an existing environment rather than building one."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is the salon equipment included in the price?",
      "answer": "Yes, the essential salon equipment is included in the weekly rental. The two hair chairs come with the shampoo station and blow-dryers, and utilities plus storefront fees are bundled into the USD 400 weekly figure rather than billed separately. Wifi and internet, air conditioning, heating, electricity, a security system, a kitchen for catering prep and existing furniture, lighting and sound and video equipment are all part of the space as standard. If your brand needs specific tools, colour bar stock or professional grade appliances beyond what is on site, we source and install those as part of the build."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I take just one chair or only the treatment room?",
      "answer": "Yes, the space is subleased in components, so you can book by the week at chair level, station level or room level. Options are two hair chairs at USD 400 per week, a nail station at USD 100 per week, and the massage room with private entry at USD 1,000 per month. Brands using this address for one to one buyer previews, treatment trials or founder led consultations usually take the massage room alone because the private entry keeps appointments separate from walk in salon traffic. If you want exclusive use of the whole 675 sq ft for a launch or shoot, tell us the dates and we will negotiate a full takeover with the operator."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is available for temporary retail and merchandising?",
      "answer": "Counters, fitting rooms, a garment rack, adjustable lighting and a stock room are all in place, which is a stronger retail base than most salon spaces for hire carry. That combination means you can merchandise product on the counters, hold apparel or uniform pieces on the rack, and let customers try on in the fitting rooms without any additional build. The storefront frontage gives you a window to brand, and the security system covers overnight stock. In our experience running beauty pop-ups in Los Angeles County, pairing retail shelving with a live service offer at the shampoo bay converts far better than product display alone."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I change the lighting, add screens or rebrand the waiting room?",
      "answer": "Yes, the operator explicitly allows customisable additions including lighting, televisions and waiting room features, specified to what your activation needs. That flexibility is unusual in a live salon and it means your brand identity can carry through the storefront, waiting area and service floor rather than sitting on top of someone else's scheme. Non structural graphics, vinyl, shelving and lighting swaps are the usual scope, with everything reinstated at the end of your term. Additions are quoted on brief-based pricing once we have your visual references, and our branded store design"
    },
    {
      "question": "How does load-in work given the basement level?",
      "answer": "Load-in runs through the building's elevator, which is the route we plan all deliveries and install crates around for basement level spaces. There is parking on site, so crew vehicles, courier drops and stock deliveries do not depend on street loading along the Lake Avenue and Colorado Boulevard corridor. The treatment room's private entry gives you a second access point, useful for talent arriving separately or for discreet stock movements during opening hours. When you book we schedule install and de-rig outside salon trading hours so the operator's clients are not disrupted, and we confirm elevator dimensions with you before any oversized fixtures are fabricated."
    },
    {
      "question": "Do I need a permit to run an activation here?",
      "answer": "Usually yes, and the requirement depends on what you are doing rather than the space itself. Because this is a sublease within an existing licensed salon in the City of Pasadena, occupying the space to offer beauty services or sell product generally sits under the operator's existing use, while temporary signage, exterior banners, amplified sound, sidewalk activity or a ticketed evening event trigger separate City of Pasadena approvals. Any practitioner performing hair, nail or massage services must hold current California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology or CAMTC credentials, and we verify those before opening. Timelines and document lists for the specific permit types are set out in our permit guide"
    },
    {
      "question": "Is it suitable for a press day, product launch or content shoot?",
      "answer": "Yes, the mirrored stations, shampoo bay and treatment room make this a practical content studio and press day setting for haircare, skincare and body brands. Sound and video equipment, adjustable lighting and the option to add televisions mean you can screen campaign film in the waiting area while editors move through demonstrations at the chairs. For a press day we would typically hire the full floor for a week, use the private entry room for one to one editor briefings and set catering from the on site kitchen. Being a basement space, you are working with controlled artificial light rather than daylight, which most beauty shoots prefer anyway because it is consistent across the day."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the surrounding area like and how do guests get here?",
      "answer": "The space sits in East Pasadena close to the Lake Avenue and Colorado Boulevard retail corridor, with 22 retail units, 19 restaurants and 8 cafes inside a 600 m radius. Ralphs is 282 m away, with Michaels, Office Depot and Pep Boys within roughly 350 m, so the immediate footfall is everyday errand traffic rather than luxury browsing. Six other beauty businesses operate nearby including Aria Nail Lounge and Cheveux Hair Boutique, which tells you the local audience already buys these services. Guests reach you by Metro A Line at Lake Station, roughly a 12 minute walk, by Colorado Boulevard bus stops under 5 minutes away, or by car using the on site parking. Request availability with your dates and we will send footfall context alongside the confirmation."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I host a workshop, networking event or team offsite here?",
      "answer": "Yes, the listing carries workshop, networking event, corporate event and team offsite as approved uses alongside retail activation and private events. At 675 sq ft you should plan for around 20 to 25 guests standing or a smaller seated group once the service floor is reconfigured, with the kitchen handling catering prep and the sound and video equipment covering presentations. Masterclasses work particularly well because the two hair chairs and nail station let attendees participate rather than only watch. If your guest list runs beyond that, enquire anyway and we will propose a second Los Angeles County venue that matches the same brief."
    },
    {
      "question": "How do I enquire and what happens next?",
      "answer": "Send us your dates, format and which components you need and we reply within 24h with confirmed availability and a costed proposal, with no charge until confirmed. From there we issue the sublease or temporary use agreement with the operator, take a deposit to hold the dates, and start permit filing, staffing and install scheduling in parallel. For Los Angeles County we recommend enquiring 4 to 6 weeks ahead, and earlier if your window falls in January around the Rose Parade or during awards season when Pasadena spaces move fastest. Because the salon runs at roughly 65 percent occupancy, dates get committed quickly, so early notice is what protects your preferred week."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the day rate?",
      "answer": "$69 / day. Weekly and press-preview rates are quoted on request."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is staging, branding and fit-out permitted?",
      "answer": "Yes. Fashion Week Venues runs the full production build — signage, fixtures, lighting, sound, catering and staffing — subject to venue rules. Include your fit-out brief in the inquiry."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is included?",
      "answer": "Included on-site: Internet, Air Conditioning, Security System, Stock Room, Counters, Fitting Rooms, Garment Rack, Lighting."
    },
    {
      "question": "How far in advance should we book?",
      "answer": "Fashion week windows book 6–10 weeks out. Off-season activations can be secured in 2–3 weeks."
    }
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